Means for securing warps



MEANS FOR SECURING WARPS Filed Feb, 7, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A fw 54 3 b' 50' c if t 305 32 52 F2 Fi?. e l '-5.

C/ RU. BURTON gmc/who@ Patented Aug. 6, 1935 Y v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MEANS Fon sEcURING WARPS Oscar D. Burton, Kcrnersville, N. C., assignor ofV one-half to Floyd E. Hurt,Boonville, N. C.

Application `February 7, 1934, Serial No. 710,101

5 Claims. (Cl. 242126) l This invention relates to means readily and beam,asolid beam, abeam with adjustable heads, quickly attachable to the ends of warps disposed a beam with xed heads and the like, all types ona roll and having means for easily and quickly f beams being adaptable for use fol my nVeI1` attaching the same to awarp beam, take up beam, tion. Reference character II indicates a beam takeup roll in sizing machines, slashers and the which has adjustable ends or heads I2 and I3 5 like, as well as dyeing beams andthe like, it bethereon, but aS previously Stated, the invention ing susceptibleV of use in any typev of beam for is not limited to a beam having an adjustableend the handlingV of warps. Y v i or head but is adaptable to any type of beam.

It is an objectof this invention to provide a The beamS also ShOWn aS having pulleys Ifland warp beam havinga longitudinallydisposed cavil5? Secured t0 the ends around Which there iS 10 ty therein having means therein for' releasably usually Wound a IOpe 01 the like having weights engaging and holding a member which member attached thereto for applying friction to the is adapted to be secured to bands of warps to beam: When the Same iS employed as a let-off quickly secure the ends of warps on a roll to anbeam. It is evident that in case the beam should other` beam for processing the warp as well as be a take-up beam that Such an end Structure 15 for take-up beams on looms whenlthe warp is would not be DreSent on the beam. employed in a' loom for the Weaving of cloth.- The beam has Suitable. spindles l5 and ll eX- -It is a further object of this invention to protending therefrom and adapted to be mounted on vide means quickly securable to the end of warps a suitable framework such as Il] or any other A disposed on a warp roll, said means being in secframework which forms a part of the machine 20- tions so that the desired length can be secured by With Which the beam iS adapted to be associated. adding sections thereto'rto suitdiiferent lengths The beam ll has a longitudinally disposed Slot of Vthe warp beam or the dinerent widths of the I8 therein having one side portion out away form- Warps on the warp. beam. Y ing a cavity I9. In the top of this Acavity there is Some of the objects of the invention having adapted to be secured a number of hooks 20 and 25 been stated, f further objects Y will appear as the in the bottom of the Vslot a plurality of leaf springs description proceeds, when taken in connection 2| and 22 are mounted.` with the accompanying drawings, in which: In order to detachably connect the bands 23,

Figure l is a top'plan View of a Warp beam made 2,4', 25, 25, 2l and 28 of a'warp to a beam, I. have A in accordance with my invention and showing providedv lan elongated member made of any 30 the means securable to the warp beams and to the suitable material such as sheet metal and indiends of the warp; cated by reference character 3b. This member is v Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional rolled around a suitable rod 3| at its upper edge detail taken along the line 2 2 in Figure 1; and has a hooked portion 32 at its lower edge.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional The elongated member 3b has a plurality of cut- 35 View taken along the line 3 3 in Figure l; away portions 33 having notches 34 and 35 dis- Figure 4 is an isometric View of a portion of posed in each side, so that the bands.23 to 28 the means securable to the warp and also securinclusive, can be passed through the holes 33 and able to the beam and showing an extension which a knot tied therein which will prevent the knot may be secured to the main member; from passing through the notches 34 and 35 and 40 Figure 5 is an elevation with parts broken away thus hold the bands 23 to 28 inclusive in the xture showing means for connecting sections of the 3o. If desired, a band can be passed through the structure as shown in Figure 4 together; holes 33 and tied around rod 3| in lieu of passing Figure 6 is a plan View showing the use of a them into the notches 34 and 35 and tying `a knot pair of the devices secured to the ends of adjacent therein, or adjacent bands can be passed through 45 warps for securing Warps of two rolls together; adjacent holes 33 and their ends tied together.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional View taken along When the bands 23 to 28 inclusive have been the line l-i in Figure 6; secured to member 3, the member 3) is inserted Figure 8 is a sectional View taken along the line into slot I8 with the hooked portion 32 being 8 8 in Figure 5. presented to slot I8 rst and pressure is applied 50 Referring more specically to the drawings, to the upper edge of member 30 to force springs numeral Iii indicates a suitable frame on a warp 2| and 22 downwardly until the rod 3|, or the processing machine, loom or the like in which a rolled portion of 30a disposed around 3|, passes warp roll is adapted to be mounted. The warp beneath the hooks 20 and the warp will have the roll can assume various forms such as a hollow ends thereof attached to the beam. 55

Not only can the mechanism, shown comprising plate 30 and associated parts, be used for securing the ends of the warp to a beam but a pair of the same can be used for securing the trailing end of a take-up roll to the leading end oi a new warp roll whereby successive warp rolls can be passed through processing machinery. Figures 6 and 7 show how these members 3@ can be used as the members Si! have the rod edge secured to adjacent warp ends of a pair of warp rolls and the lower hooked portions 32 of the two members 3l! will be hooked together as shown in Figures 6 and 7 to join the two ends of the warp on two warp rolls together. Y

Cavities 38 and 39 are cut in the sidewallof slot I8 so pressure may be appliedY to member 30 to remove the same from hooks E.

The member @il has a laterally disposed extension 3&1) on one end thereof which is adapted to t against one side of member 3B', and member 30 has extending therefrom and laterally disposed an extension Stb which is adapted to t against one side of member dit, as shown in Figure 8. These extensions prevent turning movement of extension 3d with relation to member 3U. These are shown in Figures 5 and 8.

In case of a textile plant having all of its Inachinery provided with rolls of the same length, then of course the members 'will probably be made of a suitable length to t the warp rolls. In oase it should be desired to have different length of warp rolls in the same industrial establishment, I have provided means whereby it will not be necessary to purchase a member SEB for each length of warp roll. It will be noted that in Figure 4 that one end of rod 3i projects beyond the end of member 3i? as at 3S, the portion 3G being adapted to t into cavity 3l in the end of a proximate extension section, the extension section and its parts bear like reference characters with the prime notation added. Therefore, if an establishment should have a plurality of 36 inch beams and a plurality of 44 inch beams then the main portion 35 would be made to suit the 36 inch beams and a plurality of extensions would be provided of approximately 8 inches length so that in case it should be desired to form a unit for use of a 44 inch beam then the extension could be quickly attached to the main portion and thus by one or more extensions any desired lengths of member 30 and extensions could be provided to iit the lengths of various beams in the establishment.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation,

the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Means for securing warp ends to a warp beam comprising a member having perforations provided with restricted portions adapted to receive bunches of warp ends knotted together and to corinne the ends, a beam having a longitudinally extending groove therein, one of the sidewalls of said groove having a cavity extending therealong and into which cavity one edge of said member is adapted to t, and tension means disposed in the groove for forcing said edge of said member into said cavity and conning the member and the warp ends in said groove against any tension which may be applied to the warp.

2. A warp beam for sizing machines, slashers, looms, warpers, beamers and the like, having a longitudinally extending groove therein, hooks secured to one of the sidewalls of the groove, resilient means in the bottom of the groove, a member removably mounted in said groove and having means for receiving a plurality of bunches of ends of a warp and adapted to be received in the hooks in the groove and to be resiliently and releasably held in the hooks by the resilient means.

3. Means for holding the ends in a warp beam comprising an elongated member having holes therethrough in which the ends may be secured in bunches, said elongated member having one edge thereof bent to form a hook for engaging a similar member similarly attached to another set of warp ends whereby the ends of two warps on two warp beams may be releasably connected together.

4. Means for holding the knotted ends of warp disposed on a warp beam comprising a member whose length is approximately that of the width of the warp on the beam, one edge of the member having openings provided with a restricted portionior releasably holding the knotted ends of the warp, the other edge of said member having a hooked portion to engage a similar member attached to another warp whereby the ends of the two warps may be secured together.

5. Means for holding the ends of warp disposed en a beam comprising a sheet-like member formed of a plurality of releasably connected sections whereby the length of the member can be made to conform to the width of the warp on a beam, said sheet-likemember having means along one edge for releasably holding the ends of a warp, and its other edge having a hooked portion to engage a hooked portion on a similar member for securing the warps on two beams together.

OSCAR D. BURTON. 

